Parents Charged For Starving Newborn To Death After Forgetting To Feed Him Regularly

Two parents from Indiana starved their newborn to death and are charged with murder. After getting a report, the Sheriff’s Office arrived at the residence and found the newborn dead. 

The autopsy revealed that he died of starvation. Caylin Monroe 23 years old and Jakob Scott 22 years old have been charged with neglect and murder. 

A couple from Warrick County faces charges after their two-month-old son starved to death. An autopsy found nothing in the little boy's stomach. https://t.co/YbQ5djI5GO

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The mother said that she thought something was wrong with the newborn, but she never had time to call and get a pediatrician. 

Later she admitted to forgetting to feed her son if he was quiet or if she was busy. They are being detained without a bond. 

A southern Indiana couple faces murder charges after they allegedly failed to regularly feed their infant son and the newborn starved to death. https://t.co/mAvco0zi3J

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